Dear Susanne, I would think that as a minor (<1%) component in eggs, analysis of carbohydrates is often omitted, like it seems to be the case in the most recent British survey (see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nutrient-analysis-of-eggs [4]) A Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=carbohydrates+in+egg&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C22&as_sdtp [5]=) search gives a few references. Take for example a look at this: Hens Eggs: Their Basic and Applied Science edited by T. Yamamoto of which some of pages are available s a Google book (http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=fLmAYGxmTfIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA13&dq=carbohydrates+in+egg&ots=NyApJYSlZM&sig=9y47YlIDXKEIrO0ilWEcKhRQFo0 [6]) You will find some information in chapter B of this book. I think the information there will give you the answers to your questions. All the best, Anders Susanne Westenbrink skrev den 26.04.2013 15:45: > Dear all, > > We have received a question on the carbohydrate content of chicken eggs, in particular the polysaccharide content. Analytical values seem to be available for sugars, but not for polysaccharides. > My questions are: > 1. Does anyone have (or know where to find) analytical values on the content of mono+disaccharides and polysaccharides in chicken egg, both for the whole egg, egg white and egg yolk? > 2. We assume that it is reasonable to make the assumption that mono+disaccharides in egg equals the total carbohydrate content, in other words that polysaccharides is zero. Do you agree? > Thank you very much for any replies. > > With kind regards, > Susanne > > Susanne Westenbrink > Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) / National Institute for Public Health and the Environment > Centrum voor Voeding, Preventie en Zorg / > PO Box 1 > 3720 BA Bilthoven > The Netherlands > tel: +31 (0) 30 274 2448 > fax: +31 (0) 30 274 4466 > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > for more information on the Dutch food composition database see > http://www.rivm.nl/nevo [1] > http://nevo-online.rivm.nl [2] > > Proclaimer RIVM http://www.rivm.nl/Proclaimer > > ------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the InFoods-Food-Comp-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=InFoods-Food-Comp-L&A=1 [3] Links: ------ [1] http://www.rivm.nl/nevo [2] http://nevo-online.rivm.nl/ [3] https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=InFoods-Food-Comp-L&A=1 [4] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nutrient-analysis-of-eggs [5] http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=carbohydrates+in+egg&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C22&as_sdtp [6] http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=fLmAYGxmTfIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA13&dq=carbohydrates+in+egg&ots=NyApJYSlZM&sig=9y47YlIDXKEIrO0ilWEcKhRQFo0 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the InFoods-Food-Comp-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=InFoods-Food-Comp-L&A=1